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Mobile handset sales up 40% in 2006

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Mobile phone sales grew 40% to 120 million units in 2006, compared to the previous year, and sales are likely to surge 25% this year to 150 million units. In 2006, China produced 450 million handsets, of which 350 million were exported. Last year, the number of mobile users in China reached 461 million, up 68 million from 2005.Source: China Mobile Communications Association, Xinhua